What Every Christian Should Know about the Protestant Reformation. of i. And what remarkable language we now meet with in Psalm 35:16! 1. Note, (1.) He thought God had forgotten him, had forgotten his promises to him, his covenant with him, his former lovingkindness which he had shown him and which he took to be an earnest of further mercy, had forgotten that there was such a man in the world, who needed and expected relief and succour from him. Their way shall be dark and slippery, darkness and slipperiness (so the margin reads it); the way of sinners is so, for they walk in darkness and in continual danger of falling into sin, into hell; and it will prove so at last, for their foot shall slide in due time, Deut 32 35. Yea, they opened their mouth wide against me, and said, Aha, aha, our eyes have seen it ( Psalms 35:15-21 ). Let destruction come upon him at unawares; and let his net that he hath hid catch himself: into that very destruction let him fall. There can be no reason to doubt that this is true "in fact;" and that prayer offered for others "does" bring back blessings to those who offer it. This , which even Rashi interprets in substantially the same manner, stands either in a logical co-ordinate relation (vid., on Isaiah 19:11) or in a logical as well as grammatical subordinate relation to its regens . It seems that this psalm also was written during the time of Davids flight from Saul. You can also change some of your preferences. We fully respect if you want to refuse cookies but to avoid asking you again and again kindly allow us to store a cookie for that. (1.) Note, A righteous cause may, with the greatest satisfaction imaginable, he laid before a righteous God, and referred to him to give judgment upon it; for he perfectly knows the merits of it, holds the balance exactly even, and with him there is no respect of persons. And my prayer returned into mine own bosom. ichtalla, to be pierced through equals mad), be understood as those mentally deranged, enraged at nothing or without cause. Plead my cause, O LORD, with those who strive with me; Fight against those who fight against me. of aha! He complains of their wrongful dealing 22. See Psalms 79:12 . 24 Judge me, O Lord my God, according to thy righteousness; and let them not rejoice over me. If God be our friend, no matter who is our enemy. This is what he prayed for Christians: that the God of our Lord Jesus Christ, the Father of glory, may give to you the spirit of wisdom and revelation in the knowledge of Him, the eyes of your understanding being enlightened; that you may know what is the hope of His calling, what are the riches of the glory of His inheritance in the saints, and Proud member A great deal of good service he had done to his king, witness his harp, witness Goliath's sword, witness the foreskins of the Philistines; and yet his king vowed his death, and his country was made too hot for him. (last clause). (2.) The idea of the psalmist is that of a warrior prepared alike for attack or defense. Psalm 35: God Help Me[or download in RTFformat] Psalm 36: Reach for the Sky[or download in RTFformat] Psalm 37: Waiting for God[or download in RTFformat] Psalm 38: Lord, Remember Me[or download in RTFformat] Psalm 39: No Fixed Address[or download in RTFformat] Psalm 40: Build on a Rock[or download in my clothing was sackcloth; that is, he was grieved, and mourned for them, it being usual to put on sackcloth in time of mourning; see Genesis 37:34; I humbled my soul with fasting; on the account of them, giving up himself to prayer for them, as follows: and my prayer returned into mine own bosom; that is, he prayed privately and heartily for them, as for himself; he was constant in it, his heart was in it, and he took delight in it, and he was heard and answered; unless the sense should be, that his prayer was slighted by them, and so returned back to himself, as a present despised is returned; but however it was not without its effect, the good for which he prayed for them was returned by the Lord unto him. Psalm 35 David, in this psalm, appeals to the righteous Judge of heaven and earth against his enemies that hated and persecuted him. This is to the spoiling of his soul; this base unkind usage robs him of his comfort, and cuts him to the heart, more than anything else. Verse Psalms 35:13. We may comfort ourselves with the testimony of our consciences concerning our innocency, with reference to those that are any way injurious to us, and with hopes that God will, in his own way and time, right us, and, in the mean time, support us. Against his one mighty enemy (v. 8): Let destruction come upon him. It was so to St. Paul. 3 Draw the spear and javelin against my pursuers! For him. Why Does God Compare Our Relationship with Him to That of a Bride and Groom? His fasting also put an edge upon his praying, and was an expression of the fervour of it; he was so intent in his devotions that he had no appetite to meat, nor would allow himself time for eating: "My prayer returned into my own bosom; I had the comfort of having done my duty, and of having approved myself a loving neighbour, though I could not thereby win upon them nor make them my friends." See Daniel 9:3; Matthew 17:21; Luke 2:37. 1Kings 18:42, where, however, there is no express mention of prayer.) They gnash upon him with their teeth after the manner of the profanest among those, by whom their neighbour's honour is sold for a delicate morsel. This showed a noble spirit in David, and greatly aggravated the baseness of those who now so cruelly persecuted him. Article Images Copyright 2023 Getty Images unless otherwise indicated. Plead my cause, O LORD, with them that strive with me: fight against them that fight against me. They were not related to him; he was under no obligations to them; he would lose nothing by their death, but perhaps be a gainer by it; and yet he behaved himself as though they had been his nearest relations, purely from a principle of compassion and humanity. 7 For without cause have they hid for me their net in a pit, which without cause they have digged for my soul. Let them be ashamed and brought to mutual confusion And he turned around and cursed them. Read Chapter Compare Psalms 35:13-14 Meaning and Commentary INTRODUCTION TO PSALM 35 , Jeremiah 18:18. Click to enable/disable essential site cookies. Let the LORD be magnified: David spoke much of his own need and trouble in this psalm. This prayer we may put up against our persecutors, that God would restrain them and stop their way. Prayer for Deliverance; Sorrowful Complaints. Let their way be dark and slippery: let the angel of the LORD persecute them ( Psalms 35:5-6 ). What Does Colossians 2:6-7 Teach Us about Our Faith Walk? Note, [1.] Now when these people were sick, (1.) And my soul shall be joyful in the LORD: it shall rejoice in his salvation. (2.) Now I don't know what the content was of the "aha, aha," but it was something they hated to hear. This psalm opens in a warlike tone, so as to suggest a soldier for its author, and for its occasion the eye of some battle. You can check these in your browser security settings. , to tear, rend in pieces, viz., with abusive and slanderous words (like Arab. I. David describes the great injustice, malice, and insolence, of his persecutors, pleading this with God as a reason why he should protect him from them and appear against them. He will do it in the great congregation, and among much people, that God might be honoured and many edified. It is supposed that Saul and his party are the persons he means, for with them he had the greatest struggles. He has pleasure in the prosperity both of their temporal and of their spiritual affairs, and delights not in their griefs; for he does not afflict willingly; and we ought therefore to have pleasure in their prosperity, and not to envy it. But the former definition of the notion of the word is favoured by the continuation of the idea of the verbal adjective by , persons of whom I have hitherto taken no notice because they were far removed from me, i.e., men belonging to the dregs of the people (cf. We ought to mourn for the sins of those that do not mourn for them themselves. The mercy he hoped to win by prayer he promises to wear with praise: "I will give thee thanks, as the author of my deliverance (v. 18), and my tongue shall speak of thy righteousness, the justice of thy judgments and the equity of all thy dispensations;" and this, 1. Who rejoice at my hurt; Nay, he had deserved well not only of the public in general, but of those particular persons that were now most bitter against him. And who can stand before envy? ). 23 Stir up thyself, and awake to my judgment, even unto my cause, my God and my Lord. (l) I prayed for them with inward affection, as I would have done for myself: or, I declared my affection with bowing down my head. Psalm 35:14. they gathered themselves together: yea, the abjects gathered themselves together against me together, and I knew it not; they tore me and ceased not: With hypocritical mockers in the feasts, they gnashed upon me with their teeth. . C. Simeon. God alone can defend him against his attackers (9-10).Davids sorrow is the more painful when he remembers that those who now fight against him are those whom he helped, sympathized with and prayed for when they were sick or in trouble (11-14). I. David's representation of his case to God, setting forth the restless rage and malice of his persecutors. We ought to apply it to the public enemies of Christ and his kingdom, typified by David and his kingdom, to resent the indignities done to Christ's honour, to pray to God to plead the just and injured cause of Christianity and serious godliness, and to believe that God will, in due time, glorify his own name in the ruin of all the irreconcilable enemies of his church, that will not repent to give him glory. He prays that God would act for him, and not stand by as a spectator (v. 17): "Lord, how long wilt thou look on? (2.) 5. We are apt to justify our uneasiness at the injuries men do us by this, That we never gave them any cause to use us so; whereas this should, more than any thing, make us easy, for then we may the more confidently expect that God will plead our cause. It is my soul that is in danger; Lord, rescue it. How basely and insolently and with what a brutish enmity, and worse than brutish, they had behaved towards him (v. 15, 16); In my adversity they rejoiced. i. Those that do not are justly stigmatized as without natural affection. Our website uses cookies to store user preferences. . Prov 27 4. 131, 4, b, carries its subject in itself. I am for peace, Ps 120 7. He will praise God with the whole man, with all that is within him, and with all the strength and vigour of his soul, intimated by his bones, which are within the body and are the strength of it. They tore him, rent his good name without mercy, said all the ill they could of him and fastened upon him all the reproach their cursed wit and malice could reach to. When they were sick, David prayed for their recovery and mourned over their condition. The idea is, that he did all that was understood to be connected with the deepest humiliation before God, and that would fit the mind for earnest prayer in their behalf. King James Version. What Does Colossians 2:6-7 Teach Us about Our Faith Walk? Psalm 35 Commentary David's Seeing Their Good | 13-14 And that leads David to expound on the good that he's done for these men in times past in verses 13 and 14. Take hold of shield and buckler, And stand up for my help. Among the Hebrews fasting and prayer were much more closely connected than they are with Christians. His heart went into mourning for his sick master. Jesus takes, blesses, breaks, and gives the bread to them (Luke 24:30), the same sequence of actions we recall from his final meal (22:19). 21 Yea, they opened their mouth wide against me, and said, Aha, aha, our eye hath seen it. But as for me, when they were sick Or under any disorder or distress of body or mind, when any misfortune or infirmity attended them; meaning Saul and his courtiers, before David was persecuted by them; my clothing [was] sackcloth; that is, he was grieved, and mourned for them, it being usual to put on sackcloth in time of mourning; see ( Genesis 37:34 ) ; I humbled my soul with fasting; on the account of them, giving up himself to prayer for them, as follows: and my prayer returned into mine own bosom; that is, he prayed privately and heartily for them, as for himself; he was constant in it, his heart was in it, and he took delight in it, and he was heard and answered; unless the sense should be, that his prayer was slighted by them, and so returned back to himself, as a present despised is returned; but however it was not without its effect, the good for which he prayed for them was returned by the Lord unto him. Two very wicked things David here lays to the charge of his enemies, to make good his appeal to God against them--perjury and ingratitude. He prays that he might never be in such imminent danger as that they should say in their hearts, Ah! Observe, He mourned as for a brother or mother, which intimates that it is our duty, and well becomes us, to lay to heart the sickness, and sorrow, and death of our near relations. 2. They seemed to be hardened in their sins, and to be of the number of those who have sinned unto death and are not to be prayed for, Jer 7 16; 11 14; 14 11; 1 John 5 16. He refers to the recollections of his past life, and to the acts of kindness which he had shown to them in thees of trouble, as more deeply marking the evils of their own conduct now. Psalm 35:13, 14. That they might rejoice with him in his joys. Prayer is never lost: if it bless not those for whom intercession is made, it shall bless the intercessors. Ingratitude. b. And, lastly, he found himself an unequal match for them. signifies the colours, outward appearance, and attire of mourning: with dark clothes, with tearful unwashed face, and with neglected beard. But this will always prompt you to accept/refuse cookies when revisiting our site. VERSE Psalms 35:13 "But as for me, when they were sick, my clothing was sackcloth: I humbled my soul with fasting; and my prayer returned into mine own bosom." King James Version (KJV) < Previous Verse Next Verse > View Chapter Psalms 35:13 Context IV. The adjective signifies elsewhere with , one who is smitten in the feet, i.e., one who limps or halts, and with , but also without any addition, in Isaiah 16:7, one smitten in spirit, i.e., one deeply troubled or sorrowful. Get Your Bible Minute in Your Inbox Every Morning. David lamented the unjustified opposition of his enemies in this psalm and called on God to deliver him. But this was not all. New International Version Update. Personal benefit of intercessory prayer. Psalms 35:13 - Dummelow's Commentary on the Bible. Psalm 34. If we be at any time charged with what we are innocent of let us not think it strange, as though some new thing happened to us; so persecuted they the prophets, even the great prophet. Bible > Commentaries > Psalm 35:13 eBibles Free Downloads Audio Psalm 35:13 They gnashed upon him with their teeth; they never spoke of him but with the greatest indignation imaginable, as those that would have eaten him up if they could. Click to enable/disable _ga - Google Analytics Cookie. Say to my soul, "I am your salvation." a. How tenderly, and with what a cordial affection, he had behaved towards them in their afflictions (v. 13, 14): They were sick. Salem Media Group. Herein he was a type of Christ, to whom this wicked world was very ungrateful. Job 30:25 Did not I weep for him that was in trouble? They were like alms given to the miserable for God's sake, who takes care to return to the merciful man tenfold into his bosom. The Hebrew verb has this frequentative sense in one of its conjugations. Verse 13. In singing this psalm, and praying over it, we must take heed of applying it to any little peevish quarrels and enmities of our own, and of expressing by it any uncharitable revengeful resentments of injuries done to us; for Christ has taught us to forgive our enemies and not to pray against them, but to pray for them, as he did; but, 1. . 9 And my soul shall be joyful in the Lord: it shall rejoice in his salvation. Note, Even the palaces and courts of princes are not exempt from the jurisdiction of death and the visitation of sickness. (See introductory notes to Psalms 7:0.). Orient. 3. God had apparently forgotten His servant or was hiding from him (cf. (1-3) David pleads to God for defense. We may read it thus: Let my prayer return into my bosom; that is, I wished no worse to them than to myself: let me receive of God such good as I prayed for them. The language alternates between legal and military terminology. my prayer came back again and again to my bosom, i.e., for me, when they were sick, my clothing was sackcloth, And my prayer returned into mine own bosom, Conjunctive waw | Pronoun - first person common singular, Preposition-b | Verb - Qal - Infinitive construct | third person masculine plural, Noun - masculine singular construct | first person common singular, A mesh, coarse loose cloth, sacking, a bag, Verb - Piel - Perfect - first person common singular, Noun - feminine singular construct | first person common singular, A soul, living being, life, self, person, desire, passion, appetite, emotion, Preposition-b, Article | Noun - masculine singular, Conjunctive waw | Noun - feminine singular construct | first person common singular, David prays for his own safety, and his enemies' confusion, Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers, OT Poetry: Psalm 35:13 But as for me when they were (Psalm Ps Psa. Much like Psalm 23 ends in abundance, so Jesus concludes this parable in an abundant image of his care, described so beautifully in the First Nations Version of the Gospel of John: "Following the Shepherd, they will go in and out and find good food to eat. This instance of the wrong done to David was typical, and had its accomplishment in the Son of David, against whom false witnesses did arise, Matt 26 60. John 15 25, They hated me without cause. Prof. Alexander supposes that this means, according to a traditional interpretation of the Jews, that he desired that the prayer which he offered might redound to his own advantage: My prayer shall not be lost, it shall return in blessings to the heart which prompted it. There can be no reason to doubt that this is true in fact; and that prayer offered for others does bring back blessings to those who offer it. The formation of our bones so wonderfully, so curiously (Eccl 11 5; Ps 139 16), the serviceableness of our bones, and the preservation of them, and especially the life which, at the resurrection, shall be breathed upon the dry bones and make them flourish as a herb, oblige every bone in our bodies, if it could speak, to say, Lord, who is like unto thee? 28 And my tongue shall speak of thy righteousness and of thy praise all the day long. He prays that his enemies might not have cause to rejoice (v. 19): Let them not rejoice over me (and again, v. 24); not so much because it would be a mortification to him to be trampled upon the abjects, as because it would turn to the dishonour of God and the reproach of his confidence in God. 6 Let their way be dark and slippery: and let the angel of the Lord persecute them. What Every Christian Should Know about the Protestant Reformation. Mohammedica, quoted by Walford in loc. We cannot express how great and good God is, and therefore must praise him by acknowledging him to be a non-such. The words were, as it were, muttered into his bosom. "Whether or not this psalm was written as a companion to Psalms 34, it is well placed next to it, not only because of some verbal affinities and contrasts (notably the angel of the Lord, Psalms 34:7; Psalms 35:5-6, found nowhere else in the Psalter), but because it speaks out of the kind of darkness which has just been dispelled in the former psalm. It would harden the hearts of his enemies in their wickedness and confirm them in their enmity to him, and would be a great discouragement to all the pious Jews that were friends to his righteous cause. I behaved myself as though he had been my friend or brother: I bowed down heavily, as one that mourns for his mother. The meaning is, that he showed the deepest sympathy in their distress by putting on the emblems of humiliation or mourning. I. Perjury, Psalms 35:11; Psalms 35:11. Fight those who fight against me. When they were sick This might refer to the case of Absalom, who was much beloved of his father, and for whose life and prosperity he no doubt often prayed, wept, and fasted. Why Does God Compare Our Relationship with Him to That of a Bride and Groom? He subjected himself to the pains of hunger, that he might be better prepared to offer fervent and acceptable prayer. 14 I behaved myself as though he had been my friend or brother: I bowed down heavily, as one that mourneth for his mother. Psalm 36. They tore him, rent his good name without mercy, said all the ill they could of him and fastened upon him all the reproach their cursed wit and malice could reach to. Take hold of shield and buckler, stand up for my help. They had carried on their plots against him with a great degree of secresy (v. 15): "I knew it not, till long after, when they themselves gloried in it; but thy eye was upon them in their close cabals and thou art a witness of all they have said and done against me and thy people." like , Genesis 49:12, from , construct state, like ) for a mother (the objective genitive, as in Genesis 27:41; Deuteronomy 34:8; Amos 8:10; Jeremiah 6:26). This You have seen, O LORD: Thou hast seen is a perfect foil to the enemys cry, our eyes have seen it! (Kidner). We need 2 cookies to store this setting. 2. Psalm chapter 35. It is a vexation of spirit which attends even a right work that for this a man is envied of his neighbour,Ecclesiastes 4:4. 14 I went about mourning . We must be earnest to keep the line of demarcation broad and clear. The word "soul" here is equivalent to "self;" I afflicted myself. And my prayer returned into mine own bosom. Please be aware that this might heavily reduce the functionality and appearance of our site. When Saul would have David attainted of treason, in order to his being outlawed, perhaps he did it with the formalities of a legal prosecution, produced witnesses who swore some treasonable words or overt acts against him, and he being not present to clear himself (or, if he was, it was all the same), Saul adjudged him a traitor. Even chaff before the wind may perhaps be stopped, and find a place of rest, and, though the way be dark and slippery, it is possible that a man may keep his footing; but it is here foretold that the angel of the Lord shall chase them (v. 5) so that they shall find no rest, shall persecute them (v. 6) so that they cannot possibly escape the pit of destruction. (Comp. I. His desire is that evil will be conquered and that righteousness will triumph (26-28). ( Psalms 35:7-10 ). Prepare for battle, and come to my aid. All rights reserved. These cookies collect information that is used either in aggregate form to help us understand how our website is being used or how effective our marketing campaigns are, or to help us customize our website and application for you in order to enhance your experience. My soul is my only one, and therefore the greater is the shame if I neglect it and the greater the loss if I lose it: it is my only one, and therefore ought to be my darling, ought to be carefully protected and provided for. $1,500 centrelink loan, is camille winbush related to angela winbush, www myfloridalicense com dbpr license fee calculator,
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